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Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:59:57 +03:00Toddler's death in Gaza exposes Israel's arduous permit system for life-saving treatment
'When I lost my daughter, I felt there is no more life in Gaza,' says father of 19-month-old who died after Israel failed to process in time a security permit allowing her to leave the Strip and access treatment
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:35:15 +03:00Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen returns cash-gift received from billionaire Packer
Israeli police opened an inquiry last year after Haaretz revealed Cohen received $20,000 from Australian tycoon James Packer as a gift for his daughter's wedding while still serving as Mossad head
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:32:16 +03:00The conspiracy to turn Aaron into Moses’ brother
Aaron seems to be an afterthought in Moses’ Exodus story and Moses seems to be an alien branch on Aaron’s family tree
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:05:53 +03:00Everything you need to know about Passover, the holiday that celebrates freedom from slavery
Puzzled by the Pesach plate? We've got a primer for you on all things Passover, along with some fascinating holiday stories!
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:56:55 +03:0020 best seder recipes you shouldn't 'Passover'
From celebrity chef concoctions to timeless classics, this compilation has everything you need for a stellar Passover Seder!
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:25:35 +03:00Two killed by Israeli fire near Jenin, says Palestinian Health Ministry
Five Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the past 24 hours, as Israel's army cracks down on the West Bank after 14 people were killed in Israel during a wave of Palestinian attacks
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:04:10 +03:00Five simple Passover seder recipes inspired by Tel Aviv's iconic Levinsky Market
Here's to an unpretentious Passover seder
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:58:57 +03:00Why Jews stopped sacrificing lambs for Passover
And why some have started trying to perform it on the Temple Mount again
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:44:58 +03:00No eggs? No problem. Passover recipes and cooking tips
With shortages all around because of coronavirus, how are you supposed to make anything for the Passover holiday? Here’s how to tackle your cooking problems, one by one
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:40:20 +03:00Spicy beef brisket for Passover: Recipe
From Adam Rapoport, editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit magazine. This sweet and spicy brisket recipe was given to Adam Rapoport’s mother, Maxine, from her friend Doris Feinsilber
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:00:14 +03:00Israeli mediation no substitute for aid in Russia’s ‘phase of destruction,’ Ukrainian FM says
In an interview with Haaretz, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba questions Israel’s Ukrainian refugee policy and the country's position on Russia as the war enters a bloody phase
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 02:07:08 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:49:57 +03:00Israel's Torah Defense Forces
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:39:21 +03:00Extremists' call for Passover sacrifice on Temple Mount is a provocative ploy
An ad promising payment to Jews who get arrested trying to offer a sacrifice at the holy site is causing an uproar among Palestinians this year, even though it ran before
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:17:18 +03:00IN PHOTOS: World's best enduro riders battle it out at the Dead Sea
The Hard Enduro championship took off in the Israeli desert this week, 400 metres below sea level
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:07:07 +03:00Teachers' union holds up Israeli high schools' transition to five-day week
The Secondary School Teachers' Union ties its consent to improving teachers' wages and work conditions
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:02:48 +03:00Israel has become numb to this cycle of violence
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:55:20 +03:00Cops suspected of violence can be promoted, Israel Police chief says
Israel Police present a plan to try to stop the wave of resignations from the force and boost morale
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:25:23 +03:00Palestinian teen killed as Ramadan, Passover tensions threaten to boil over
Another Palestinian, 20, was shot dead in Silwad, says the Palestinian Health Ministry ■ Israeli security forces arrest four Palestinians suspected of planning to carry out an attack in Israel on Passover
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:39:50 +03:00Israeli-U.S. billionaire Saban donates $1 million to AIPAC’s super PAC
Long-term AIPAC supporter Haim Saban is the biggest individual donor to the super PAC since its establishment late last year. His contribution came weeks before the pro-Israel lobby’s traditional PAC endorsed Republican election deniers
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:16:41 +03:00Gaza factions say are ready to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque against any Israeli action
A Hamas sources says the factions in Gaza — and particularly Hamas — do not intend to fire rockets at Israel at this point, but rather wait to see how things evolve on the ground
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:47:05 +03:00I’ll keep doing all I can for the fight to end the occupation
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:32:57 +03:00Jesus, demons and flatulence: A brief history of Passover charoset
On Passover night, Jews around the world dip a bitter vegetable into a sticky paste called charoset. But why? The Bible speaks of nothing of the sort, so where does this odd tradition come from?
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:11:04 +03:00Israeli professor donates national prize to left-wing orgs after year-long battle
Education minister, who tried to withhold the prize over Professor Goldreich's support for boycotting a university in a settlement, says he's a 'provocateur'
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:10:43 +03:00Israel’s youngest hi-tech exec's unlikely path to the top
Eight months pregnant and after releasing an album, Efrat Rapoport was tapped to be Salesforce’s head of R&D. This is how this 32-year-old plans to shape the tech industry
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:50:15 +03:00U.S. Navy says new task force to patrol Red Sea amid Yemen war
In January, the Houthis seized the Emirati-flagged ship Rwabee in the Red Sea off Yemen, posting videos depicting weapons being held on the ship, while the U.S. says the new force is meant to protect global trade
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:00:52 +03:00Turkey says renewed ties with Israel will be impacted by Palestinian issue
Foreign minister also says that Turkey and Israel have 'great potential' for cooperation in the energy field, following reports in recent weeks that both countries are considering a gas pipeline to bring Israeli gas to Europe
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:49:21 +03:00The shocking inspiration for Putin’s atrocities in Ukraine
There’s never been a shortage of Russian genocidal fantasies about Ukraine but, until recently, they were confined to the political margins. Now, those fantasies and their neo-fascist roots are normalized and put into action
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:30:06 +03:00Arab leader Ayman Odeh shoots his own voters in the foot
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:04:18 +03:00Netanyahu tried to oust him, but under new deal, Keren Hayesod chief will stay on even longer
Sam Grundwerg was originally appointed by the former prime minister, but fell out of favor after he elevated a left-wing activist to a top position in Israel's international fundraising arm
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:29 +03:00This Passover, boycott Bennett's gov't in synagogues, far-right lawmaker tells Jews
Members of the coalition 'deserve to feel unwanted in public,' Bezalel Smotrich says, rehashing accusations of 'stealing votes.' Bennett, in response, says no one has a monopoly over 'the love of the Land of Israel'
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:56:10 +03:00Once a developing city, Jenin has turned into a terror hotbed
The West Bank city that once symbolized quiet for Israel's security forces has turned into a stronghold for militant groups. Still recovering from COVID restrictions, sanctions imposed after a spate of attacks in Israel may make things worse
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:07:37 +03:00Gilbert Gottfried, iconic comedian and 'sweet Jewish dad,' dies at 67
Standup comedian, known for his raw and crude humor, passed away after struggling with long illness
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:27:20 +03:00Israeli commander invokes 'promised land' in West Bank op 'endangering troops'
'We get to restore the honor to this land and the people of Israel,' regional military commander tells soldiers securing settler-led repair works at vandalized Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank amid rising tensions
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:00:41 +03:00Biden's latest Iran challenge: opposition from Democrats
The White House seemingly rejected a key Iranian demand last week, shortly after a group of House Democrats stated their ‘critical concerns about the looming Iran deal’
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:42:07 +03:00Jew vs. Jew: How Putin's Ukraine war has torn apart the Russian-speaking Jewish world
Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has radically ruptured the millions-strong Russian-speaking Jewish diaspora — our own families and friends included. Is the ex-Soviet Jewish world now broken for good?
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:29:26 +03:00'Abandoning non-coastal Jews:' Reform movement to shut down historic Cincinnati college
Rabbinical program in Cincinnati, the Ohio city renowned as the historic center of American Reform Judaism, will 'sunset' by the end of the 2026 academic year after all enrolled students are ordained
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:24:15 +03:00Famed cookbook writer Claudia Roden shares four simple Passover recipes
Roden talks about preserving the routine during an epidemic and offers beloved Passover seder recipes
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:15:12 +03:00Israeli diamond traders fund Putin’s war machine in Ukraine
Despite new sanctions over Ukraine war, a loophole lets traders sell Russian diamonds in the U.S. – as long as they are first polished in Israel
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:54:52 +03:00Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Nablus amid renewed violence at holy site
Israeli forces raid Jenin, other parts of the West Bank in the aftermath of deadly attacks ■ Military secures Nablus Site of Joseph's Tomb, vandalized by Palestinians, for repair works
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:47:30 +03:00Biden accuses Russia of genocide in Ukraine as 720 bodies discovered in Kyiv outskirts
Towns in northern Ukraine littered with civilians' bodies after Russian troops retread, in what Ukrainian officials call a campaign of murder, torture and rape
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:18:24 +03:00Ukrainians fleeing 'hell' in Mariupol find a city free of Russian occupation, but in denial
Leaving home under fire, hiding for days without food and water, Mariupol residents recount escaping their Ukrainian hometown under Russian siege
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:37:17 +03:00An irresponsible Israeli police chief
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:54:12 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:52:22 +03:00If the PA is responsible for Palestinian violence, who 'ratifies' Jewish terrorism?
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:26:12 +03:00How Israel almost turned a Chinese thermal cup into a diplomatic crisis
A well-meant Passover gift to ministers from the Chinese Embassy leads to suspicions of spying, Shin Bet involvement, and embarrassment for Israel
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:51:40 +03:00How insurance companies use management fees to dip into your savings
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:36:36 +03:00Not just NSO: Was another Israeli spyware used in the Caribbean?
A local newspaper reported that NSO’s Pegasus spyware was sold to Trinidad and Tobago. However, it may be a different Israeli firm’s spyware, recently found on the phone of a Greek journalist, that was actually used
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:23:32 +03:00Biden is kicking the nuclear ball into Iran's court
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:13:45 +03:00Israel Police chief stands by Muslim 'brothers in arms' after call to quit force
Joint List leader Ayman Odeh called on all Arabs serving in Israel's security forces to quit and 'throw your weapons in their faces,' drawing condemnation from politicians
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:40:36 +03:00A brutal general won't be enough to turn around Putin's Ukraine war
The reported appointment of Gen. Alexander Dvornikov as head of a unified Russian command in Ukraine ensures more suffering of civilians, but not necessarily victory for Moscow
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:14:44 +03:00Israel plans to grant Palestinians 'tens of thousands' more work permits, Gantz says
The Israeli military argues that providing a legal path to work in Israel will reduce illegal breaches of the West Bank fence, and that Palestinians who go to work daily are less likely to engage in violence
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:41:34 +03:00Putin insists Russia will achieve 'noble' goals in Ukraine, weather West's economic 'Blitzkrieg'
In first remarks about the war since Russian forces retreated from northern Ukraine, Putin says 'We don't intend to be isolated. It is impossible to severely isolate anyone in the modern world'
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:25:47 +03:00Foreign Ministry strike could leave Israel out of Eurovision 2022
Michael Ben-David is meant to represent Israel in Turin for this year’s singing competition, but public broadcaster says the Foreign Ministry refuses to handle security arrangements
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:06:40 +03:00Coalition of Holocaust museums condemn Russian ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine
An open letter signed by 17 Holocaust museums worldwide equates Russian violence to 'Holocaust by Bullets,' when Jewish people were 'shot and buried in shallow grave' in Ukraine in WWII
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:53:48 +03:00What goes on a seder plate?
Do you think hazeret is something you say to a sneezing German? Or that the shank bone is connected to the knee bone? You need our Passover primer, identifying the foods you'll find on a seder plate, and why
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:40:02 +03:00Ten people shot as gunman opens fire at New York train station
At least 29 people were injured at the 36th street subway station, New York City Fire Department reports. The shooter was arrested Wednesday after calling police to come get him, law enforcement officials said
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:15:12 +03:00The Bank of Israel yanks away the punchbowl
The party would have likely ended anyway as the Ukraine war and other threats rear their heads
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:59:52 +03:00In first, Israeli minister visits Kosovo to 'strengthen relations'
Minister Esawi Freige will meet with Kosovo's prime minister, a year after the Muslim-majority nation normalized ties with Israel
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:08:17 +03:00Turkey detains former Kurdish party officials for PKK links
The detained are among 91 suspects sought by a chief prosecutor for allegedly 'providing financial resources on behalf' of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Anadolu Agency reports
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:01:00 +03:00A brutal general now heads Putin's Ukraine war. Who is Alexander Dvornikov?
Putin has tasked Gen. Alexander Dvornikov with salvaging his faltering Ukraine war, based on the officer's horrific record in Syria. The targeting of civilians at a railway station last Friday may be a sign of things to come
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:31:50 +03:00Groundbreaking study finally finds how to control cats in the city
Mass neutering of cats does work, vast 12-year research project by Israeli scientists in Rishon Letzion proves, and creates new meaning for the word ‘all’
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:13:11 +03:00Israel okays connecting illegal West Bank outposts to power grid
The plan, which would also hook up Palestinian communities to power and carve a path to legalization for both illegal Jewish outposts and Palestinian villages, ignited uproar among right-wing Israeli lawmakers
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:45:08 +03:00Not just your average matza ball: 4 recipes
Don’t make do with instant Knaidlach mixes: Try some creative recipes that will do your holiday table proud
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:21:59 +03:00Israeli army arrests 20 Palestinians during West Bank raid
The Israeli army has also operated in Jenin for the third consecutive day since the attack in Tel Aviv which claimed the lives of three Israelis
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:57:05 +03:00Putin admirer Marine Le Pen is closer than ever to destroying French democracy
Since her 2017 defeat, far right politician Marine Le Pen has been busy mutating into a more palatable candidate for mainstream voters. In two weeks, this toxic illusion could win the French presidency
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:55:59 +03:00Ukraine war: European rights experts find 'clear patterns' of Russian war crimes
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:37:08 +03:00Biden's Iran Revolutionary Guards paradox
Biden's conflict over whether to lift sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a body heavily represented in the Iranian government, will not end the group's activities or legitimacy, but could spoil the nuclear agreement
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:05:09 +03:00The Israelis saving vulnerable Ukrainian women from human traffickers
Helping the victims of the Russian war in Ukraine, a special Israeli task force supports women and minor refugees and prevents their exploitation
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:35:10 +03:00Israeli agency says Chinese gift to minister wasn't bugged
A thermal cup that the Chinese embassy sent to several ministers was suspected to carry a surveillance device. A Shin Bet examination found the component was 'innocent'
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:25:57 +03:00Israeli arms exports spike 30%, hit all-time high
Israel’s defense exports have surged by 55 percent over the past two years, says the head of the defense ministry’s International Defense Cooperation Directorate
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:24:19 +03:00Gaza may respond with rocket fire over Israeli crackdown on West Bank
Israeli defense officials don't rule out an extensive operation in the Jenin area, which they would prefer take place after Ramadan ends at the turn of the month
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:22:53 +03:00The surprising similarities between an Israeli Arab leader and a Kahanist lawmaker
Ayman Odeh and Itamar Ben-Gvir may have gotten into a bust up, but they have more in common than they care to admit ■ Netanyahu and his acolytes have quietly courted the Joint List. Anything to humiliate Bennett
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:03:56 +03:00Israeli officer lightly wounded in stabbing attack; Suspect shot dead
Police said the 40-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank was in Israel without a permit, while his relatives rejected the claim that he stabbed the officer, adding that he'd worked in such construction sites for years
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:03:14 +03:00Israel prevented 15 terror attacks, but how many did it cause?
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:42:45 +03:00Israel must condemn the coup in Sudan
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:18:33 +03:00Paralyzing Jenin with sanctions will only harm Israel
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:46:49 +03:00Bank of Israel raises interest rate for first time since 2018
'The Israeli economy is strong and has nearly entirely erased the impact of the coronavirus pandemic,' Bank of Israel governor
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:25:23 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:04:01 +03:00Rare administrative detention for Jewish Israeli approved by Defense Minister Gantz
The man, who lives in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, recently finished serving a year in prison for attacking a Palestinian when he was a minor
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:37:09 +03:00Jewish secretary who typed up Schindler’s list dies at 107
Mimi Reinhard was one of 1,200 Jews saved by German businessman Schindler after he bribed Nazi authorities to let him keep them as workers in his factories
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:12:52 +03:00Black Hebrews ordered to leave Israel were due to get residency, says ex-minister
In 2015, roughly 100 members of the community asked to be granted legal status, after living for years in Israel without it. Six years later, the authority rejected the applications of 49 of the people on the list and demanded that they leave Israel ...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:29:50 +03:00Bennett says his party remain loyal to government, no elections in offing
In interviews with Israel's main TV channels, Bennett also addressed the deteriorating security situation, cooperation with Netanyahu and the Joint List, and why he doesn't speak to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:03:01 +03:00Israeli firm makes breakthrough in ‘milkless mother’s milk’
Wilk, which creates cultured milk from breast cells, aims to improve the quality of infant formula alternatives
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:01:39 +03:00Corpses 'carpeted' the streets: Mariupol mayor says siege has killed over 10,000 civilians
The mayor of the besieged Ukrainian port city also accuses Russia of bringing mobile cremation units to dispose of the dead and blocking humanitarian convoys from entering
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:10:10 +03:00Israel deports 24 Ukrainians without appeal, defying court order
'The blow to the rule of law is especially severe,' says district judge after the immigration ministry ignores a court order giving refugees 48 hours to appeal
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:01:50 +03:00NSO turns to U.S. Supreme Court for immunity in high-profile lawsuit
Israeli firm NSO asks the U.S. Supreme Court to be recognized as a foreign government agent, which can grant it immunity under U.S. law limiting lawsuits against foreign countries
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:45:07 +03:00Left-wing professor receives Israel Prize after year-long saga
'The story is incomplete without noting the price that another nation paid for our rebirth,' Professor Goldreich said in the ceremony, after the Israel Prize was withheld from him over his support for a boycott of a West Bank university
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:56:05 +03:00Israel, Vatican discuss Pope's visit to Jerusalem for meeting with Russian Patriarch
While Pope Francis has made his opposition to Russia's actions clear, Patriarch Kirill has been vocal in supporting Moscow, as the two will likely meet for the second time since 2016 in June
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:28:17 +03:00'It's the Israeli occupation we oppose': Joint List leader clarifies controversial video
Ayman Odeh says his call for Arab members of Israel's security forces to leave their posts was made in reference to East Jerusalem, which his party considers occupied territory
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:23:18 +03:00Pakistan's parliament elects new PM after the ouster of Premier Imran Khan
Newly elected prime minister, Shahbaz Sharif, the brother of a disgraced former premier, must handle a troubled economy, an energy crisis and the repercussions of ousting Khan
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:10:56 +03:00Israeli army arrests 14 suspects in West Bank; Palestinian PM urges world 'to stop Israeli escalation'
The Israeli military says 14 are suspected of terror acts ■ Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh also says Israel is 'increasing its aggression'
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:35:28 +03:00'They shot them in the back of the head': Ukrainians return home and tell of executions by the Russians
More than 130 bodies have been found in and around the town of Makariv near Kyiv, the mayor says. 'They laid them on the ground face down and shot them in the back of the head,' one resident adds
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:22:17 +03:00Russian Jewish group distances itself from rabbi's endorsement of Ukraine invasion
The Rabbi compared Ukrainian forces to Palestinian terrorists, claimed Russia and Israel suffer from 'constant rigging of facts' in the media
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:29:52 +03:00For Jewish converts fleeing Ukraine, a not-so-warm welcome in Israel
Jews by choice are not eligible for the ‘fast track’ service offered to other Ukrainian refugees making aliyah. Instead, they must endure a laborious process, during which time they cannot work or receive financial benefits
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:39:06 +03:00Senior EU officials targeted with the Israeli NSO spyware
At least 5 officials were targeted with the Israeli spyware, among them European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:35:49 +03:00Is this the beginning of the end of Yemen's civil war?
The ouster of Yemen’s president and the formation of a presidential council could finally end the civil war – if the Houthis get on board
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:21:02 +03:00Joseph's Tomb, an ongoing Israeli-Palestinian flashpoint
The holy site has long served as a target of Palestinian anger as well as a dangerous and sometimes deadly pilgrimage destination for Jews
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:52:47 +03:00What the UAE taught Egypt on doing business with Israel
Israel remains widely unpopular in Egypt, but new deals with Israeli companies are growing, many with companies linked to the military or intelligence community. But don’t expect glittery investment conferences